Interestingly even with out the civil war there is every evidance that the slaves would have been freed. The need for slaves, across the world, was ending due to technological advancements. In all the other places this peaceful release of the slaves resulted in much less racism. So there is evidance that the racism the happened after the civil was in part due to the civil war, and the "Reconstiction" of the south.
Also their is evidance that even with out the civil war the Confederacy would have fallen appart, due to the fact that the states in the south had a hard time agreeing on much of anything and had a very weak central power. SO there was even a chance for reconciliation and reforming without all the bloodshed.
But don't get me wrong. I am glad the USA stayed together and that the north won. But my point is good old Lincoln wasn't the angel everyone seems to think he was and the title "dictator" was in many ways accurate.
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Also their is evidance that even with out the civil war the Confederacy would have fallen appart, due to the fact that the states in the south had a hard time agreeing on much of anything and had a very weak central power. SO there was even a chance for reconciliation and reforming without all the bloodshed.
But don't get me wrong. I am glad the USA stayed together and that the north won. But my point is good old Lincoln wasn't the angel everyone seems to think he was and the title "dictator" was in many ways accurate.